VMWARE, virtual PC as a gamecube server.

[negpol]

The gamecube serving and ripping software works in a vmware virtual pc envornment.

http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws_features.html

I've done several extractions and run several games through vmware workstation 4.5.2

whats the point?
Have the game server on its own virtual computer running in a window on a 'better used for other things' system.

You can ad virtual ethernet ports and assign ips, and it wont affect the base system.

I have a xp pro running in 128 meg assigned ram, with 2 assigned nics, which is from a ghost and restore of my old p2 350, on a 1.4 ghz 768 meg ram single nic system.

The 'envornment' OS occupies 2 gig on the HD, and i have all my images on dvd, so i dont have to deal with the old computer anymore.

delay 1 strobe 1, and at the moment, running through 2 lan switches.. perhaps not ideal, but its been running everything ive tried ok.

the best thing i can think of with this is that it can be put onto a system or moved around, and not affect the base systems network configuration at all.
I'm sure it runs fine from a conventional laptop, which would otherwise be to much trouble to rework the netwokring every time the gamecube is to be used.

[parappa]

So why are you sharing this info with us? Are you happy :/ ?

[nukleuzdj]

but whats the point of running a second pc on your first pc?
why not just stream from your normal pc enviroment?

[negpol]

I'm not trying to sell it, I'm posting that it works.

The 'why' is that a vmware pc is exactly the same no matter what computer equipment its running on, if it works in one place, it will work everywhere.

also, there are probably many folk who would try more things in a virtual system so long as they knew it wouldn't break the main working system.

.. and in my case, its on a usb hard drive, so i can run it on many systems without configuring just by starting the envoronment on them, without configuring.


it has value.

[DeaZ]

Originally posted by negpol

also, there are probably many folk who would try more things in a virtual system so long as they knew it wouldn't break the main working system.


Quote of the year !

And no, it doesn't have value =p Why do people try to make things so complicated? 1/2 the members on these forums cain't even take in simple concepts.

[parappa]

1/2 the members on these forums cain't even take in simple concepts.

It's too bad, but you're right :|

[tX_ram]

Originally posted by parappa
It's too bad, but you're right :|

Too true